Qinhuangdao shell carving

Qinhuangdao shell carving is a new talent in arts and crafts in Hebei province, which not only shows the characteristics of art, but also shows superb relief art techniques. People in Qinhuangdao carefully select the natural shell resources on the local beaches, adopt the composition of China traditional Chinese painting according to their different colors, natural textures and shapes, and absorb the characteristics of tooth carving, wood carving, stone carving and other techniques to form their own unique style of shell carving. The carved works are varied and interesting, and all kinds of relief pictures are vivid and have the characteristics of natural beauty. The pictures are mountainous, cypress and pine. For example, the shell carving painting of Beidaihe Fisherman's Song shows the natural beauty of Eagle Horn Pavilion, the lifelike pigeon nest stands on the top of the rugged rocks, and the distant view is the vast sea, with white sails dotted in the rolling waves, seagulls beating against the blue sky, sometimes splashing and fishing, and sometimes flying high, showing the green mountains of Beidaihe, the beautiful natural scenery of scenic spots and historic sites. Another example is the "Camellia" carved with lipstick and snail shell, and the "Lotus" carved with pink mouth and snail shell, all of which show bright and vivid colors of flowers, which make tourists fondle admiringly. The products are sold well all over the country and exported to Japan, the United States, Canada, Italy and other countries and Hong Kong and Macao.
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